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1994 - 1979 Please Stand By
 | | 'Please Stand By' is the second and final album from L.A hard rockers 1994, featuring the rather lovely Karen Lawrence. |
AC/DC - 1979 Highway To Hell
 | | The album that finally broke AC/DC in the U.S. would of course prove to be the final studio appearance of Bon Scott before he died in 1980. |
Accept - 1979 Accept
 | | For me, 'Accept' has always been a charming period-piece, and it was their first album that I ever bought, so with that in mind, I have tracked their career from the outset, rather than being introduced to the band halfway through. |
Airborne - 1979 Airborne
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Though they are from LA, the multitracked guitar sound/tone is very similar to the Scholz/Goudreau twin attack from Boston, while the vocal harmonies could be the Nelson twins, albeit ten years earlier. Airborne's sound is quite unique, and I'm finding it difficult to describe it as the songs are unique in themselves.
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Alien (USA 70's) - 1979 Sons Of The Universe
 | | 'Sons Of The Universe' is an excellent AOR/pop/disco crossover released at a time when such things in the post 'Saturday Night Fever' world were commonplace |
Angel - 1979 Sinful
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One of the ultimate legends of AOR, Angel were the band that should have been a huge commercial success but were not.
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Anka, Paul - 1979 Headlines
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Not exactly a west coast classic, but an unusual record that has it's moments. 'Headlines' rocks with an ear on AOR radio obviously, leading me to believe that Foreigner and Toto got some notice from the veteran lounge singer or maybe it was just record company meddling? Probably the latter but just a guess?
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Aviary - 1979 Aviary
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Described as a classic amalgam of art rock meets pomp.. and you know what? Whoever said it - well, they'd be right!
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Axe - 1979 Axe
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After having annoyed the mid-west press everywhere between Minneapolis and Milwaukee, the band Babyface skulked into hiding, and popped their heads up in Florida the following year in search of inspiration, insight, and a record deal. Axe became their monicker and a harder form of rock became their calling. Having heard Babyface, it's staggering the change in quality over the two year period.
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Badfinger - 1979 Airwaves
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AOR fans might find more to like in the later version of this classic band.
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Bardens, Peter - 1979 Heart To Heart
 | | Proggy types looking for something more challenging might want to set their sights elsewhere as 'Heart To Heart' runs the gamut between light fusion and late 70s style AOR. That's a good thing right? |
Barooga Bandit - 1979 Come Softly
 | | This lot came from Detroit, had associations to Bob Seger and Flash Kahan, and released one album on Capitol. Then there was the gig with U2.. (??) |
Bishop And Gwinn - 1979 This Is Our Night
 | | Musically it's a dynamic mixture of adult contemporary and late in the decade pop rock, and in my opinion it's Gwinn that steals the show in a vocal style that's both parts Melissa Manchester and Maxine Nightingale.. |
Blackhorse - 1979 Blackhorse
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Blackhorse were a great Texan three-piece band, who operated out of the Fort Worth/Dallas area during the seventies. The band, formed in the early seventies were in the same territory as ZZ Top and Point Blank, playing near flawless 'Texan boogie'
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Blackjack (USA) - 1979 Blackjack
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One important stop on Michael Bolton's path to stardom was his two album tenure with Blackjack, a forerunner to Bolton's rise to AOR icon in the 80's.
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Blast - 1979 Blast
 | | Blast is very much New York 1979 having all the flavor of that grimy, hot, smoggy, cocaine driven period and city and I'm totally serious when I say the album sounds like Ellen Foley backed by the 'Saturday Night Live' band. |
Blind Date - 1979 Blind Date
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Yes, Blind Date tried very hard to find their place in the power pop sweepstakes of the day. Produced by Jeff Glixman, Blind Date released just one album with an eye catching cover of a green woman on a telephone. Very new wave or 'Star Trek' depending on your persuasion, but taking the over the top quirkiness one step further..
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Blue Oyster Cult - 1979 Mirrors
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A new direction for BOC, after their mystical heavy metal approach had run it's course with Godzilla finally hanging up it's claws, the band took time out, and returned with a new producer in Tom Werman for 1979's 'Mirrors'.
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Blue Steel - 1979 No More Lonely Nights
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What do we know about this lot? Not much. However, they are here for three reasons. They play a loose style of AOR (boogie I think is a better description), they appear on the Infinity Records label, and they are obscure.
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Boatz - 1979 Boatz
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Boatz offer up some very tasty radio rock. Honestly, I wonder why so little attention has been given to this album in light of the excellent AOR found herein. Time to correct this injustice and say this is one of the best AOR/Pop albums of 1979 and definitely one you should seek out post haste!
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Bottles, The - 1979 The Bottles
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There was nothing fussy about the music of The Bottles - essentially a duo of Peter Bayless and Jefery Levy. The album has a very American and down to earth sound similar to Dwight Twilley and maybe even a dash of power pop darlings Big Star. |
Boulder - 1979 Boulder
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This LP contains some good material. It is a listenable album of radio rock, in the mould of Couchois and Buckeye.
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Breathless - 1979 Breathless
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Breathless, a Cleveland based band were an accident just waiting to happen. That's how the story goes according to main-man Jonah Koslen, who at that stage of his burgeoning career had just walked away from a stint with the Michael Stanley Band.
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Broughtons, The - 1979 Parle Vous English?
 | | Progressives The Edgar Broughton Band came out of the same hazy, greasy haired, chemical ingesting London underground scene that gave birth to Hawkwind, Pink Fairies, Hide Tide and numerous other heavy-handed jam outfits. By 1976, it was over and none too soon in the year of punk, but Edgar and his brother Steve obviously paid attention to the prevailing winds and reformed as 'The Broughtons' with a fresh batch of musicians and thankfully, a new sound. |
Browne, Duncan - 1979 Streets Of Fire
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A while back we reviewed the first Metro album from 1976 which featured the duo of Duncan Browne and Peter Godwin. Browne left to pursue a solo career. In hindsight, Browne's decision was a right one releasing two superb albums 'The Wild Places' in 1978 and a year later 'Streets Of Fire' which unbelievably would be his last album.
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Buckeye - 1979 Buckeye
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Buckeye have their soft rock origins in Los Angeles, where a bunch of other bands playing a similar style like Couchois, Gulliver and Sneaker were making inroads as well. They bring together a very tight selection of softer melodic rock tunes that sound reasonable even some 25 years later. Buckeye easily veer between 70's rock and pomp with aplomb.
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Bullseye - 1979 On Target
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Bullseye's style features that late 70's vibe prevalent on a number of recordings from that era. Lot's of stabbing pianos and twin guitar riffing. On some songs they deviate to a southern rock sound with impressive results, on other occasions they dip into metro/urban power pop.
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Carillo - 1979 Street Of Dreams
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My biggest complaint on 'Street of Dreams' is rather poor production. It just sounds dull and lifeless of course the material is no help.
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Cars, The - 1979 Candy-O
 | | Released in June 1979 with a stunning cover by renowned pin-up artist Alberto Vargas and backed by a summer-ready single 'Let's Go'; reaction to the album from the press was lukewarm at best but yet there's a lot of appeal to 'Candy-O' |
Cassidy, Shaun - 1979 Room Service
 | | As described in excellent detail in an earlier review by Eric, Shaun Cassidy's fleeting moment of pop stardom in the late 70's was punctuated by some excellent recordings, which veered from pop to a more sophisticated blend of melodic rock. The latter dominating this particular album.. |
Cerrone - 1979 V: Angelina
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Here's an artist I'm sure most rock music collectors have passed over, if not due to his 'bad taste' album covers early on, then for the Euro disco music Cerrone dabbles in.
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Charlie - 1979 Fight Dirty
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'Lines' put Charlie in a good position for rock dominance with solid tour and radio support across the U.S., but what the heck happened? Simply put 'Fight Dirty' was a mess of an album, and when the disco beats kick in and you have to wonder if this is even the same band..
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Chilliwack - 1979 Breakdown In Paradise
 | | 1979 was a year of transition for Canadian band Chilliwack. It marked their eighth release, it would also be their last for Canadian label Mushroom.. |
Chopper - 1979 Chopper
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Not a band name you'd think is synonomous with all things melodic. Chopper conjures up images of bikies, Jack Daniels, and blues soaked hard rock. However, not with these guys, as it's nice, if at times mellow melodic rock all the way.
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Citadel - 1979 Citadel
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No, not related to Starcastle in any way nor is there a connection to the late 80's Ameriprog band Citadel, these guys came from somewhere on the U.S East Coast. Just a guess of course..
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City Boy - 1979 The Day The Earth Caught Fire
 | | This is one of those great late 70's records that should have sold massive quantities, gone triple platinum and been in every household from Rotterdam to Peoria filed neatly with 'Breakfast In America', 'Rumours', 'Hotel California' and 'Highway To Hell', but it was not to be.. |
Clark, Michael - 1979 Save The Night
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If Dave Mason, Michael Johnson and a less artful Chris Rea ring your musical bell, then by all means search high and low for a copy of this LP, but don't expect to be blown away.
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Conaway, Jeff - 1979 Jeff Conaway
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Recognize this guy? For better and more often for worse Jeff Conaway has appeared on TV and movie screens for over 30 years. We go back to 1979, when Conaway was something of a sex symbol and had a lot going for him with this album under the direction of Bruce Springsteen producer Mike Appel; a first step to a music career that never was.
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Couchois - 1979 Couchois
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Couchois (pronunced Ku-Shwa) are a band blessed with excellent multi-part harmonies, whilst plying a style that sees them cross swords with Pablo Cruise, Ambrosia and Firefall on their quieter moments, and perhaps Santana on their rockier parts.
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Crimson Tide - 1979 Reckless Love
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Crimson Tide's music is a swipe at the late seventies hard rock scene, which sees many contemporaries thrown in for comparison. Sure, there's a southern blend, but there's also latin rhythms, blues, and keyboard based AOR, the latter being only a mild flavour.
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Cross, Christopher - 1979 Christopher Cross
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From Texas, Christopher Cross (real name Christopher Geppert) came out of nowhere in 1979 to grace us with this near perfect set of smooth radio oriented West Coast/pop.
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Crowcuss - 1979 Starting To Show
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AOR credibility indeed and Crowcuss was a band that should have stood cowboy boot to snowshoe with Western Canadian mainstays Streetheart, Harlequin and Prism, filling Hockey arenas from Victoria to Thunder Bay.. and to thunderous applause on their own, but it was not be.
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Darling - 1979 Put It Down To Experience
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'Put It Down To Experience' could be considered a forgotten power pop treasure out of the UK.
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De Burgh, Chris - 1979 Crusader
 | | 'Crusader' is a superb record and perfect for a bit of escapism on a gray Sunday afternoon. |
Deliverance - 1979 Tightrope
 | | Deliverance were a Christian oriented band primarily made up by three of the Janz brothers: Danny, Ken and Paul. Their music veers more toward a west coast/pop rock hybrid, with a massive infusion of Bee Gees like vocal work. |
Desmond Child and Rouge - 1979 Desmond Child and Rouge
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Disco wasn't all bad. Did I say that? Yeah, I did - and if you dig deep there were a handful of albums that stood out from the usual dreck associated with the movement. The Desmond Child and Rouge debut with all its nods to disco flash and the trends of the day has stood the test of time as a solid pop album.
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Diesel - 1979 Watts In A Tank
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Diesel took it's style from the late seventies American radio scene, the band gearing up for commercial success Stateside.
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Dixon House Band - 1979 Fighting Alone
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There's more than a few passing shots at symphonic rock here. Late seventies effort which sees an interesting amalgam of Queen, Styx and Stingray.
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Dogwood - 1979 Ordinary Man
 | | With Brown Bannister the man behind Amy Grant's mid-80's crossover success front and center in the production chair; Dogwood strike-up a pleasant countrified melodic pop resembling America, David Gates, Seals & Crofts and Dann Rogers. |
Dukes, The - 1979 The Dukes
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Not to be confused with the 1982 Bugatti & Musker west coast classic 'The Dukes', this album featured a 'who's who' of classic rock of the day.
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Durocs - 1979 Durocs
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Durocs was a top notch pop album from two San Francisco song writers Scott Mathews and Ron Nagle. At the prompting of legendary producer Jack Nietzsche, they recorded just one album with little if any support from Capitol..
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Eagles, The - 1979 The Long Run
 | | Along with 'Hotel California', 'The Long Run' confirmed The Eagles as one of the 70's biggest acts. |
Egan, Walter - 1979 Hi Fi
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Fleetwood Mac insider that is best known for a one hit wonder called 'Magnet & Steel', one of the biggest songs of 1978, but that isn't quite fair is it? Walter Egan released some good, at times average Southern California pop prior to his fifteen minutes of fame..
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Einstein - 1979 First Principles
 | | Never on CD, LP copies of 'First Principles' are easy enough to find although I hope one day it's available to a larger audience in digital especially considering the players involved, not to mention the albums undeniable quality. Killer stuff. |
Electric Light Orchestra - 1979 Discovery
 | | While nowhere in the league of 'Eldorado' or 'A New World Record'; 'Discovery' holds up nicely as one of ELO's more accessible albums |
Electric Sun - 1979 Earthquake
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Former Scorpions axe hero Uli Jon Roth would release a clutch of fantastic progressive fused guitar tracks on this his solo effort beyond his former band. 'Earthquake is a polished and star bright jewel from start to finish.
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England Dan & John Ford Coley - 1979 Dr Heckle And Mr Jive
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Dan and Coley changed tack slightly for this ingeniously titled album, adopting a heavier AOR sound which meant utilising the likes of Lukather, Porcaro, Ritenour, Boddicker, Philliganes, Sklar, Richie Zito.. an all star lineup perfect for what was meant to be achieved.
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Epitaph - 1979 Return To Reality
 | | Germany's Epitaph left a progressive blues rock background behind them in the early/mid 70's, and reformed in 1979 embracing hard rock on 'Return To Reality'. |
Euclid Beach Band - 1979 Euclid Beach Band
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One of those late 70's major label obscurities that sort of came and went without much notice, Cleveland, Ohio's Euclid Beach Band are definitely worth your attention. The result is a beautiful pop record and Eric Carmen's influence cannot be overstated.
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Face Dancer - 1979 This World
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A fantastic album, and one which seventies pomp fans constantly refer back to in the archive category.
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Faith Band - 1979 Face To Face
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Here's an Indiana band with a connection to AOR/pomp favorites Roadmaster. But more interestingly, Faith Band in their earlier days were caught up in the hubaloo and verbal warfare going on between self-styled rock promoter Terry Knight and monolithic rag Rolling Stone.
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Faragher Brothers - 1979 Open Your Eyes
 | | Like their first two albums the Faragher Brothers sound is very much in the Average White Band/Puzzle school of blue-eyed soul. |
Flyer (USA) - 1979 Send A Little Love My Way
 | | Flyer have their roots solidly founded in the 60's and 70's pop sound with the occasional breakout into melodic rock, but not enough to get the excito-meter worried. |
Flyte - 1979 Dawn Dancer
 | | From 1979, 'Dawn Dancer' is a fine epitaph as one of the period's lesser-known, but highly enjoyable releases.. |
FM (Canada) - 1979 Surveillance
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Canadian band FM, purveyors of cosmic laced progressive rock, standing equally alongside British counterparts UK, Hawkwind, Yes, and touched with a dose of Kansas as well..
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Fogelberg, Dan - 1979 Phoenix
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I found 'Phoenix' to be an album full of cracking tunes, touches of AOR, shades of westcoast by one immensely talented musician..
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Foghat - 1979 Boogie Motel
 | | Boogie Motel' arrived between the death of disco and the coming new wave and sounded like a lot like The Eagles. Well, that was my first impression, but was definitely a big change for Foghat with a calculated move towards pop and even more noticeably Southern rock. |
Foreigner - 1979 Head Games
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'Head Games' would prove to be Foreigner's heaviest album, and is arguably, their heaviest record ever.
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Gamma - 1979 Gamma 1
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The melodic rock project of Ronnie Montrose, with a few modern influences and a powerhouse vocalist in Scotsman Davey Pattison.
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Ganafoul - 1979 Side 3
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Ganafoul's reputation as premier Fench rockers was well earned, 'Side 3' owing much to Status Quo as has been mentioned in the past but also an engaging mixture of many classic rock acts.
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Gerritsen & Van Dijk - 1979 Gerritsen & Van Dijk
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Here we have a one-off album from members of Alquin and Golden Earring, two of Holland's most popular bands of the day.
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Gilder, Nick - 1979 Frequency
 | | Nick Gilder was a busy boy in 1979. His out-of-nowhere 1978 Top 40 single 'Hot Child In The City' was on of that year's surprise hits. His follow-up 'Frequency' was one of the years most highly anticipated releases. |
Godz, The - 1979 Nothing Is Sacred
 | | I would have to say that 'Nothing Is Sacred' would rate as one of the worst follow-up records in all of hard rock. |
Granati Brothers - 1979 G Force
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The Granati Brothers born and bred in America's rust belt, comparisons to Michael Stanley Band and Donnie Iris are inevitable. I have to wonder why with the obvious push this album received from the record company and high profile tours to back it up, the Granati Brothers never broke out in big way aside from their western Pennsylvania fan base since this is a damn fine record.
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Grand Hotel - 1979 Do Not Disturb
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Judging by their sound, this is the sort of band that our learned colleague Eric Abrahamsen should be reviewing, such is Grand Hotel's penchant for musical alignment to bands such as Runner, Voyager, 10cc, City Boy et al.
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Grill, Rob - 1979 Uprooted
 | | Unlike so many vocalists who paid their dues during AM radio's golden age, The Grass Roots' Rob Grill came a little late to the solo album thing and I wonder if anyone really cared? So how does this album hold up three decades after the fact? Quite well actually and a little 'heavier' than the catchy folk/pop of Grill's former band. |
Gulliver - 1979 Ridin' The Wind
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In parts, they dabble in symphonic and light pomp styles frequented by the likes of Face Dancer and MPG. On the other hand, they pick up their acoustic guitars and warble away in true America like fashion.
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Hall And Oates - 1979 X-Static
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One of the more experimental Hall and Oates albums from a period where they were still refining the melodic direction they would undertake in the forthcoming decade.
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Hammer - 1979 Hammer
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With an album cover more suitable for a band like UFO, than the pop music found herein, Hammer's only album has been described as everything from hard rock, to progressive and jazz rock by people that obviously had never heard the record.
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Harlequin (Canada) - 1979 Victim Of A Song
 | | There's a few of us here who are fans of those bands who emanated from the Canadian Prairies during the 70's. Probably the most notable of these was Streetheart, but not far behind them were Winnipeg originators Harlequin.. |
Haworth, Bryn - 1979 Keep The Ball Rolling
 | | Playing on albums for the likes of Chris De Burgh and Cliff Richard paid the bills while Bryn Haworth quietly forged ahead on a solo career releasing a handful of pleasant, but not always successful records blending his love of folk music with pop, blues and progressive styles similar in many ways to the work of Ian Matthews and Alan Hull. |
Herman, Keith - 1979 The Next Song Is..
 | | Keith Herman was clearly a talented bloke and while 'The Next Song is..' won't bowl you over as an AOR classic it has enough moxie to hold its place in any serious collection. |
Highway - 1979 Highway 1
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At the prompting of friend and fan Andy Gibb, Sherbet signed with RSO Records, one of the most successful pop labels of the late 70's but not without a cost. Seems the label in their infinite wisdom couldn't wrap their arms around the name Sherbet and the unbelievably generic 'Highway' was chosen as the groups moniker.
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Hoelderlin - 1979 New Faces
 | | 'New Faces' is a veritable feast for fans of progressive pop with shades of Alan Parsons Project, Genesis (of course), Keats and the Tarney-Spencer Band and what's not to like about that? |
Hotel - 1979 Hotel
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From where I'm standing Hotel is a band along with Ambrosia and Player that perhaps typifies where AOR was at in the late seventies. I threw the pen at their follow up the excellent sophomore release 'Half Moon Silver' a few years ago and was unfairly dismissive of their debut - time to rectify this injustice methinks..
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Jefferson Starship - 1979 Freedom At Point Zero
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Yes 'Freedom At Point Zero' was a landmark album for the band, and moved them out of that semi folky ballad territory occupied by Heart and Fleetwood Mac, and up alongside rockers such as REO Speedwagon, Styx, and Foreigner.
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John, Robert - 1979 Robert John
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Despite its overwhelming lack of originality, I really dig this album and consider it to be forgotten pop classic worthy of re-evaluation. Very much deserving of a proper CD reissue, there are a couple cheap Robert John comps available but none of them do this album justice.
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Journey - 1979 Evolution
 | | I feel 'Evolution' is a much forgotten part of the band's discography, and deserves kudos alongside their other much more popular albums. |
Judas Priest - 1979 Unleashed In The East
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Along with U.F.O's magnificent 'Strangers In The Night' live album from 1979, you can also add this wee beauty from Britain's premier metallers Judas Priest, as being one of the best live metal albums ever released.
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Kansas - 1979 Monolith
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Reviewing this album many years later, isn't it ironic and prophetic when you look at the album cover and relate it to life in the 21st century. We are so near to destroying this planet, and to see native Red Indians wearing astronaut like helmets throughout the cover-art is too close to the truth for my liking.
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Kid Brother - 1979 Kid Brother
 | | With a musical repertoire that was just too odd for the masses, it's easy to speculate MCA had a tough time pushing this record and while far from essential, Kid Brother remains an interesting and fun artifact. |
Kirwan, Danny - 1979 Hello There Big Boy!
 | | In the dramatic soap opera that was and still is Fleetwood Mac one of the saddest chapter's of the group's incredible legacy is that of guitarist Danny Kirwan. |
Kiss - 1979 Dynasty
 | | To be honest the album as a whole is uneven stylistically, even with a few classics on board. It just proved Kiss were unraveling, having hit their peak and slowly descending. |
Korgis, The - 1979 The Korgis
 | | The Korgis were a British 70's outfit formed from the ashes of Stackridge and famous for their 1980 mega-hit 'Everybody's Gotta Learn Sometime'. This is their debut LP. |
Lake - 1979 Paradise Island
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Beyond the 1970's, Lake went on to release several more fine albums and retain their popularity in Germany, but for my money the first four records are where it's at, in particular their third - 'Paradise Island'.
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Lambrettas, The - 1979 Beat Boys In The Jet Age
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British band The Lambrettas appeared during the late 70's, and 'mod'elled themselves on The Jam, The Who and The Kinks..
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Lazy Racer - 1979 Lazy Racer
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Very much in the Southern California 70's sound and conjuring up memories of Starland Vocal Band's 'Late Night Radio' album and Fleetwood Mac's 'Bare Trees' period.
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Led Zeppelin - 1979 In Through The Out Door
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As undoubtedly the biggest hard rock act of the 70's, it cannot be denied that 'In Through The Out Door' was the worst album of Zeppelin's career and showed the general disarray the band was in during the period.
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Legs Diamond - 1979 Firepower
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Despite the ignorance of label, media and the general public, 'Firepower'still had a few great moments to prevent it from being a total whitewash.
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Liner - 1979 Liner
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Liner do sound more American than British with a heavy pop and west coast sound similar to Alessi and fellow Brit's Jigsaw.
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